Course Details:
| Course Title | Training Programme on Women in Informal Economy |
| Course Aim | To explore the realities of women’s work in the informal economy, highlighting their contributions, challenges, and agency. The programme seeks to build a deeper understanding of the gendered dimensions of informality and to strengthen participants’ capacity to engage with policies, schemes, and collective approaches that advance decent and equitable work for women. |
| Course Profile | Women and the Informal Economy: Concepts, Trends, and Realities; Gendered Dimensions of Informality and Precarity of Work; Schemes and Provisions for Informal Workers: Access, Gaps and Innovations; Policy and Legislative Frameworks: Labour Codes, Social Security Measures; Organising and Collective Action: Unions, Cooperatives, and SHGs; Leadership and Advocacy Skills for Women in Informal Work; Institutional Mechanisms and Policy Dialogues for Transformative Change. |
| Methodology | Lectures and interactive expert talks, Case studies, Reflections through group activity and discussions |
| Participation Level | Government Officials, Representatives from Central and State Trade Unions, Grassroots Women Leaders, Civil Society Professionals, and Researchers Working on Gender and Labour. |
| Faculty | Dr. Sanchari Mukhopadhyay Associate Fellow, VVGNLI |
| Date | From 17-11-2025 to 19-11-2025 |
| Training Details | Domestic Training Programmes |
| Venue | V. V. Giri National Labour Institute Sector –24, NOIDA –201301 |
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| Download Course Info | Download Course Info (Training Programme on Women in Informal Economy from 17-19 November,2025.pdf) |
| File Size | 811.51 KB |
